Ever felt guilty?

[drac182]

Sounds really stupid, I know, but have you ever felt guilty for thrashing your car?

Last night, had three 'lads' in a Nova GSi behind, stuck to the bumper, tryin to provoke me. Anyway, thought I'd oblige 'em and on a dual carriageway near me, opened it up and really hammered it. Pulled out big gaps several times between roundabouts but they kept tryin!!!

After having bounced off the limiter a couple of times in 2nd, when I got home, I couldn't help but feel guilty for the thrashing I'd just given my car! Didn't last long though, as the grin always returns!!!

God I love my car!!

 

[tr1pp1n]

sometimes yes lol

As long as it comes home in one piece then thats all that matters

 

[Gareth]

yes, but I hammer it all the time. I make up for it by polishing it lots and keeping it clean. lol

 

[chris_m182]

i only ever feel guilty when i gun it past other cars on a dual carriageway, can't help thinking they must think im a right tw*t

 

[Fletcher]

Sometimes, but i think you do if you really like something.

 

[Englebert]

I don't feel guilty for the car, i often give myself a talking to for speeding as admittedly i do some wildy illegal speeds at times.

 

[Dash]

sometimes yes lol

As long as it comes home in one piece then thats all that matters

......... and not to many dead people strewn all over the roads.

 

[drac182]

i only ever feel guilty when i gun it past other cars on a dual carriageway, can't help thinking they must think im a right tw*t

I get that when I overtake Micra's (or similar) - I actually keep the revs down so it doesn't sound/look too aggressive!! lol

 

[girl182]

i only ever feel guilty when i gun it past other cars on a dual carriageway, can't help thinking they must think im a right tw*t

hehe! me too.

 

[bmh.01]

Yep, got that feeling this morning, always feel bad for giving it a good cane but its oh so much fun.

 

[RobertCL]

i only ever feel guilty when i gun it past other cars on a dual carriageway, can't help thinking they must think im a right tw*t

Yup I think that too!

And I usually feel bit guilty if I bounce it off the limiter - esp if I'm not expecting it - or when I occasionally miss 3rd gear because I'm trying to rush the change and get that horrible crunching noise I'm not a bad driver really!

 

[brisa4984]

i felt guilty for thrashing my 1.2 dynamic.. never bounced of the limiter. but i did drive it hard.. and trashed the pads and discs in 10000 miles. I dont feel guilty for drving the 172 hard because i know its made for it. If a chav/bunch of idiots want a show down in what ever car ill smoke em... but if its a bloke wit his girl in a not so gud car, im always humble.

 

[DaveJwxm]

i sometimes push my car rev counbter to the 6 mark in 3rd gear is that bad?, its only a 1.2 and the rev counter only goes up to 7

 

[DaveJwxm]

wish i had a 182

 

[brisa4984]

i rarely used to let the dyanmic hit 6000 revs.. the car is starving of air at that point..peak torque is between 3-4 and i changed at 5 so the next gear would fall into that range. 6k is too much dude.

 

[Russ.]

yeah i wish i had a 182...alls i can abuse is corsas lol


stupid bloody 1.2 8v corsa keeps sittin up my arse every time i go out....same car...and each time i end up rising to the bait and leavin him in the background...then next time i see him...hes at it again!
lol

 

[DaveJwxm]

i thought so, sometimes i hit a point on the revs and it just wont take anymore in that gear , i dont do it often, do u think any damage has been done??

 

[Martin]

lol

 

[Russ.]

as long as the cars upto temperature it should survive the occasional bit of abuse

 

[nathanH]

after a bit of 'progressive driving' i always rub the dash top and say sorry..... yes i really do. even used to do it to my 1.2

 

[brisa4984]

so long as you dont rag it to 6k all the time it should be ok.. but i was told that the spark plugs need replacing earlier if driven at high revs.. never heard of anything else go wrong tho... my plugs were done at 16000 as a result of hard driving.

But i know exactly what you mean 6k in 3rd and theres nothing in it..The dynamic is a fantastic car and is far better than any 1.2 and even 1.4s ive seen. I miss mine. lol

 

[furry_cup]

yes and i hate it.

 

[Russ.]

after a bit of 'progressive driving' i always rub the dash top and say sorry..... yes i really do. even used to do it to my 1.2

lol i must confess i have been also been known to do that...and pat the dash if she outruns another small engined hot hatch hehe

 

[bmh.01]

after a bit of 'progressive driving' i always rub the dash top and say sorry..... yes i really do. even used to do it to my 1.2

Yep been there done that, it also gets a stroke if its just made me smile for one reason or another too. Oh my god how sad am I .

 

[brisa4984]

lol^^ hehe i give mine a pat

 

[GarethM]

i dont feel guilty, but do get the impression people think im a tw@t for driving quickly!!!

 

[Stevie]

I also give my car a thrashing everytime I go out, always on the limiter and changing gear in the lowest possible depending on speed on the right roads ofcourse. I find it opens the engine up more and get better response.

I hate it when I over take someone and they put their bull beam on in protest simply because I have a fast car and it looks like am going mad!!

I feel guility if I'm taking it easy but pick up the revs and the exhaust gets going. Good do'ers stop and give me a shitty look and I feel like getting out and having words that I'm not even doing 30mph!!

Sorry but this just happened to be, some bloke almost ran out in the road on me! I wonder if he would of done that if I was in a 911 or something... no!

 

[dalla]

Yeah mee too, thrased the valver really hard, and in the end the brakes started to fade. I really felt guilty

 

[kully]

I don't feel guilty for the car, i often give myself a talking to for speeding as admittedly i do some wildy illegal speeds at times.

me 2 ...............

 

[clio__chris]

i feel sorry for my car every time i open it up and drive it hard

always rub the steering wheel to say sorry lol

still never hit the limiter tho

 

[_Kenny_]

only hit the limiter a couple of times lol - must try harder!

Sometimes feel a bit guilty if I have driven mine harder than I should, or it's had a good thrashing. However if the car is in one piece by the time I get home then that's the main thing.

Look after the old girl tho and clean her regularly so 'she' knows I love her really!

 

[rory182]

lol nope, as long as its warmed fully. feel silly if it bounces off a lowered rev limit as its not warm, not guilty though lol I paid for it.

 

[Daz_172]

yep

 

[LegoHead]

Only feel guilty if I do silly speeds, which doesnt happen alot anymore and only on motorways.

But its my car and I'll drive it as hard as I want.:approve:

 

[Iain C]

lol....i used to when the car was new.
Now its worth 57p i couldnt give a sh1t. As long as its warned up correctly and serviced when it should It will be fine..They are built to be run fast.

 

[tameracingdriver]

I'm trying to work out why people feel guilty about this.

It was designed to be revved. As long as its warm, I very much doubt your causing any damage. Cars will wear out regardless. Just enjoy what you have.

For what its worth i dont bounce mine off the limiter - whats the point? I make sure to change up @ 7000 rpm in the early gears and 6500 rpm in the later gears (except in 5th lol). Hitting the limiter causes transmission shock (not good).

 

[Ads_172]

Not guilty so much, but I do pay attention to who's around me and don't like to rag her if there's lots of people around thinking "chav boy racer...". I do occasionally worry if I drive it a bit too hard and never hit the limiter, because there's just no need to go that far.

 

[Iain C]

Deffo no need to hit the limiter...the power drops off way before that kicks in.

 

[Rich]

Never feel guilty, thats what there built for. Ocassional school boy error in a catch of the limiter at times, but you need to be changing just shy of it to have it right in the sweet spot for the next gear.

 

[tameracingdriver]

Main mistake I make is occaisionally messing up my 2nd to 3rd change (the gear sometimes doesnt want to go in) but thats rare.